Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23444
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.7
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for THOR ABLESTAR DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: THOR ABLESTAR DEB
International designator: 1961-015D
Object number (NORAD): 119
Object ID (CCSDS): 119
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.931 minutes
Inclination: 66.7267 deg
SMA: 7180.868 km
Apoapsis: 870.326 km
Periapsis: 735.139 km
RAAN: 52.4582 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00941301
Argument of periapsis: 109.0464 deg
Mean anomaly: 252.0857 deg
Mean motion: 14.26715437 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000599 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00026908356 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 4, 2025, 10:13 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 4, 2025, 3:38 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00119U 61015D 25247.15188524 .00000599 00000-0 26908-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 00119 66.7267 52.4582 0094130 109.0464 252.0857 14.26715437317509
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB.
Associated space launch
THOR ABLESTAR DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit 4A & Injun-1 & Solrad 3’, on board a Thor DM-21 Ablestar space rocket.
The launch took place on June 29, 1961, 4:23 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 17B.
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Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit 4A & Injun-1 & Solrad 3
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 29, 1961, 4:23 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor DM-21 Ablestar
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 17B
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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